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 \begin{description}

 <a href="item.html">\item[label]</a> First item

 \item[label] Second item

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 \end{description}

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<p>The description environment is used to make labeled lists.

    The <tt>label</tt> is bold face and flushed right. The text of

    the <tt>\item</tt> command is indented.</p>


<p>Typical usage is for descriptive lists or lists of

    definitions; the <tt>label</tt> is then the name of the item

    being described or defined.</p>


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    See also <a href="ltx-27.html">Environments</a>,

    <a href="lists.html">Lists</a>,

    <a href="ltx-3.html">Counters</a><br>

    See also <a href="ltx-222.html">Enumerate</a><br>

    See also <tt><a href="item.html">\item</a></tt><br>

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